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Erna Adams

March 25, 1949 - October 9, 2021
 

Mary Marjorie ‘Marge’ Logan

September 1, 1925 - September 7, 2021
 
 Mary Marjorie “Marge” Logan, 96, formerly of Whittemore, died Sept. 7, 2021, at Season’s Hospice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was a woman of adventure and strong opinions, leaving the family farm as a teenager to pursue her love of photography and art.

Allen Raymond Dumstorff

August 8, 1943 - September 28, 2021
 
 Allen Raymond Dumstorff was born Aug. 8, 1943, in Estherville, son of Henry and Regina (Schiltz) Dumstorff. He grew up in Bancroft and attended St. John’s Catholic Schools. He enlisted in the Iowa National Guard. 

Elijah Joshua Gelhaus

December 20, 1991 - October 3, 2021
 
 A funeral Mass for Elijah J. Gelhaus will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Divine Mercy Parish - St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Algona. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Oakcrest Funeral Services of Algona.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Elijah Gelhaus Memorial Fund which will be directed to the Kossuth Animal Rescue and to area mental health awareness and suicide prevention programs in his memory.

Francis Eugene Schafer

May 29, 1940 - October 3, 2021
 
 Francis Schafer, age 81 of West Bend, passed away Oct. 3 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at Peace Lutheran Church in West Bend. Burial will take place in the West Bend Cemetery. Visitation was 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. 

Richard Roy Sarchet

April 17, 1933 - September 28, 2021
 
 Richard Sarchet, age 88 of Algona, passed away on Sept.  30, 2021, at his home in Algona. Funeral services were held on Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church in Algona. Burial will be at East Lawn Cemetery in Algona, with military rites conducted by the Iowa Army National Guard Honor Guard and the VFW Post #2541 and the Hagg-Turner American Legion Post #90 of Algona. Visitation was from 4 until 7 p.m. on Monday at Lentz Funeral Home. 

Catherine ‘Katie’ Thilges

March 20, 1932 - September 30, 2021
 
Catherine “Katie” Thilges, age 89, formerly of Algona, passed away Sept. 30, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Urbandale. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Divine Mercy Catholic Parish – St. Cecelia in Algona. Burial will take place in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in St. Joseph. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. until service time Friday at the church. 

David ‘Bub’ Youngwirth

August 20, 1938 - September 28, 2021
 
David passed away at home Sept. 28, 2021, surrounded by family at the age of 83.
He was born Aug. 20, 1938, in Algona, Iowa, the son of Adolph “Otto” Youngwirth and Mildred (Border) Youngwirth. He attended schools in St. Benedict and Algona. He loved traveling, fishing, camping and playing games with family and friends.

Joe O’Leary Guy

November 28, 1936 — September 26, 2021
 
Joe O’Leary Guy, the son of Roy and Loretta (Curran) Guy, was born in Lu Verne, on Nov. 28, 1936. He graduated from Vernon Consolidated School and went on to Sioux Falls Baptist College. 
Joe married Eleanor Schwidder and to this union, they had five children, Dennis, Robin, Judy, Scott “Doc” and Brian. 

Lyle Willard Bensen

May 9, 1934 — September 27, 2021
 
A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Sept. 30, 2021, at First Lutheran Church in Algona with Reverend Dave Grindberg officiating. Burial was held in East Lawn Cemetery. Visitation was held from 12 to 2 p.m. on Sept. 30 at First Lutheran Church in Algona.

Gerald ‘Jerry’ Johnson

October 16, 1921 - October 1, 2021
 

Ruby Nolan

July 29, 1941 - September 21, 2021
 
 Ruby Nolan, age 80 of Bode, passed away Tuesday Sept. 21, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Memorial services will be held on Oct. 9, at 2 p.m. at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Bode. Burial will take place at a later date at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Eldwood, Ill. Lentz Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. www.lentzfuneralhome.com.

Denver McGinnis

August 20, 1938 - September 29, 2021
 
Denver McGinnis, who grew up in Algona, died Sept. 29 at the age of 86 in Elmira, Ore.

Darrel David Bunkofske

June 7, 1935 — September 25, 2021
 
Darrel David Bunkofske, son of William and Myrtle (Harsch) Bunkofske, was born on June 7, 1935, in Swea City. He passed away on Sept. 25, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn.at the age of 86.

Merle Dean Halverson

September 19, 1941 — September 22, 2021
 

Violet Lovig

February 10, 1945 — September 26, 2021
 

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